G.K. Practice Test: Question Set - 08
1. The minimum age required to become the prime minister of India is
- (A) 25 years
- (B) 30 years
- (C) 40 years
- (D) 35 years
2. The office of the prime minister of India
- (A) Rests
on coronations
- (B) Is
created by the Parliament
- (C) Is
created by the constitution
- (D) All
of the above
3. The president can assign any of the functions of the union government to the state government
- (A) In
consultation with the chief justice of India
- (B) In
consultation with the state governor
- (C) In
his discretion
- (D) In
consultation with the government of the state
4. The Objectives Resolution which laid down the main objectives to guide the deliberations of the Assembly was moved by
- (A) Sardar Patel
- (B) Jawaharlal
Nehru
- (C) K.M. Munshi
- (D) B.R.
Ambedkar
5. The members of the panchayat are
- (A) Nominated
by the district officer
- (B) The
electorates of the respective territorial constituencies
- (C) Nominated
by local self-government minister of the state
- (D) Nominated
by the block development organization
6. The Parliament of India cannot be regarded as a sovereign body because
- (A) It
can legislate only on subjects entrusted to the Centre by the Constitution
- (B) It
has to operate within the limits prescribed by the Constitution
- (C) The
Supreme Court can declare laws passed by parliament as unconstitutional if they
contravene the provisions of the Constitution
- (D) All
of the above
7. The number of writs that can be prayed for and issued by the Supreme Court and/or a High Court is
- (A) 3
- (B) 4
- (C) 5
- (D) 6
8. The members of a State Commission can be removed by the
- (A) Governor
on a report by the Supreme Court
- (B) Governor
on a resolution passed by Parliament
- (C) President
on a report by the Supreme Court
- (D) President
on a resolution passed by Parliament
9. The pre-requisite for the enforcement of directive principles of the state policy is
- (A) An
effective, hones government
- (B) Socialist
government
- (C) Active
opposition
- (D) Adequate
resources
10. The office of the president can fall vacant due to
- (A) Resignation
- (B) Death
- (C) Removal
- (D) All
of the above